Leadership
Andrew J. Cole, MD, FRCP(C)
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Director, MGH Epilepsy Service
Director Chief, MGH Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory
Email: cole.andrew@mgh.harvard.edu
Dr. Andrew J. Cole is Director of the MGH Epilepsy Service, Chief of the Division of Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from Dartmouth College Magna Cum Laude and Dartmouth Medical School. He trained in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology at the Montreal Neurological Institute, and then moved to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he was Assistant Professor of Neurology. He came to Massachusetts General Hospital in 1992 where he started and developed the MGH Epilepsy Service and founded the MGH Pediatric Epilepsy Service. He has published extensively in clinical neurology, epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology and basic neuroscience. In addition to research and clinical work, Dr. Cole lectures frequently throughout the United States and internationally, and has been a visiting professor at numerous institutions in the U.S.A. and abroad.
MGH Epilepsy Service Attending Physicians
Clinical Fellows
- Jennifer Williams, MD, Senior Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
- Peter Wrigley, Senior Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
- Sameen Jafari, MBBS, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
- Ayub Neishay, MD, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
- Christopher McGraw, MD, Ph.D. Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
- Eliezer Sternberg, MD, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
- Illya Tolokh, MD, Ph.D. Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
- Jimmy Yang, MD, Neurosurgery Resident and Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Adult Epilepsy, EMU, EEG
Clinical Staff
Abigail Shaughnessy, Adult Epilepsy Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Tel: 617-724-3732
Abigail Shaughnessy, RN, Epilepsy Nurse
ashaughnessy@mgh.harvard.edu
Kara Houghton, Chief Monitoring Technologist
Tel: 617-724-1824
Joseph Cohen, Chief EEG and LTM Technologist
Tel: 617-643-6253
Cathy Leveroni, PhD, Neuropsychologist
Tel: 617-724-3726
Tricia Bruno, RN, Pediatric Epilepsy Nurse
Tel: 617-726-6540
Amy Morgan, Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Tel: 617-726-6540
Heidi Pfeiffer RD, LD Pediatric Ketogenic Diet Nutritionist
Tel: 617-726-6541
Administration
Nathan Keegan, Administrative Manager, Clinical Neurophysiology
Tel: 617-726-1494
Email: njkeegan@partners.org
Lynne Hermosilla, Executive Assistant, Adult Epilepsy
Tel: 617-726-5039
Email: lmhermosilla@mgh.harvard.edu
Eunice Terrero, Clinical Coordinator, Adult Epilepsy
Tel: 617-726-3311, option 2
Email: eterrero@partners.org
Ayahnna S. Williams, Pediatric Epilepsy
Tel: 617-726-6540
Email: awilliams40@partners.org
Fellowship Programs
Mia Falco, Fellowship Coordinator
Tel: 617 643-2108
Email:mfalco@partners.org
Epilepsy Research Laboratory
- Andrew J. Cole, MD, Chief, Epilepsy Research Laboratory
- Sydney Cash, MD, PhD, Chief, Cortical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Laboratory
Clinical Research
Clinical Trials
Tara Jennings, ANP-BC
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
S. Anthony Siena, Clinical Research Coordinator
Tel: 617-643-4617
Email: ssiena@partners.org
Human Epilepsy Project
Andrew J. Cole, M.D., Principle Investigator
cole.andrew@mgh.harvard.edu
S. Anthony Siena, Clinical Research Coordinator
Tel: 617-643-4617
Email: ssiena@partners.org